Check out the links below if  you are doing research or just want to learn more about a topic.  Click on the picture of the database to open the link.  The login information is under the picture.  

Power Library is a database that is available through all academic and public libraries in the state of Pennsylvania.  Students can access Power Kids by visiting the home page of the Destiny Library Catalog or through their Google Classroom for library.  Then they can clickon a database (Britannica School, Discover PA, Gale in Context, or TRUE Flix) that best fits their needs.  A public library card number can be entered to log on from home.  Students will not have to enter a card number if they are accessing Power Kids in school and from their school issued device.

Britannica School:  This database is divided into an Early Elementary and Elementary category.  Each category offers a menus of topics and a search bar that can be used to navigate to articles about a variety of topics.  The articles offer a variety of text features including adjustments to language, font size, sharing via Google Classroom, and listening to the article aloud.  Each article also offers a link to create the citation for the article.

Gale in Context Elementary:  This database features articles on the topics of animals, art and music, geography, health, literature, people, plants, science, social studies, sports, and technology.  Each article has special features to highlight and take notes, send, listen, download, print and cite the information.

TRUE Flix:  This is a database of nonfiction eBooks on a wide variety of topics.  Many of the eBooks include a read aloud feature to listen to parts of the book aloud.